Knock Down Dragon Out: A Sexy Dragon Shifter Fated Mate Fantasy Paranormal Romance In Small Town Alaska

In general the writing came across as just... inexperienced... with the dialog and flow feeling unnatural or even corny. It might be good for those who are just getting into paranormal/shifter romance books but having experienced a lot of shifter series, dragon being my favorite, this book definitely didn't make my list... I couldn't even bring myself to finish it.

Reviewed By:by LMR Seriously Amazing New Series... Great Start! Hang On Tight! You're gonna be Clutched in Claws & Flying by the seat of your pants reading this one. It's an action packed, bumpy ride leading towards fated mates, revenge, brotherhood, & survival in a new world for this band of Se*y Shifters you're sure to enjoy!! One-Click "Knock Down Dragon Out (Soulmate Shifters in Mystery, Alaska Book 1)" by Krystal Shannan to experience an epic love story with Dragon battles galore!! I was gifted an ARC of Krystal Shannan's "Knock Down Dragon Out (Soulmate Shifters in Mystery, Alaska Book 1)" via Booksprout; this is the first time I've read Krystal's work, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This series also looks very promising as book one's an intense wild ride, & I cannot wait to read the next installment. I recommend this book to others based upon its own merits. All opinions expressed within this review are uniquely my own & freely given! Until next time... Happy Reading!

KNOCK DOWN DRAGON OUT leans a bit more towards the world of fantasy romance than standard paranormal romance than we are used to from Krystal Shannan, while it does feature shifters, and the author establishes her world as the story progresses. The concept of soulmate is a crucial element of shifter romances, and while I know how it works, I thought the bonding was far too quick: Col – the dragon shifter – and Naomi Parker – a human wildlife photographer – are head over heels in love almost instantaneously. I thought their obsession to mate became tiresome: they constantly want/need sex giving way to lengthy and numerous sex scenes, which I felt it contributed to the unevenness of the book. For example, we are catapulted in the thick of the action right at the beginning, then lust/sex/love happens then and there. KNOCK DOWN DRAGON OUT is book 1 in the new Soulmate Shifters in Mystery, Alaska series, and it unmistakably feels like it, but Ms. Shannan does a solid job in introducing the characters and her world, without bogging down the story, and introducing characters, which will certainly be featured in upcoming books. Col landed in Alaska from Reyla through a portal, as did other shifters – notably members of the Lion Tribe, who sound positively scrumptious. But in KNOCK DOWN DRAGON OUT, something doesn’t quite work, and I can’t exactly put my finger on it; maybe it was something to do with how it’s structured, I don’t know. As expected, the writing is young, and modern, and the action sequences are nothing short of spectacular: Krystal Shannan knows how to create an impression of movement like few authors can. I was also quite surprised at how often I chuckled; Naomi is quite the character: she doesn’t understand why she feels the way she does towards Col, but it feels so good, she just goes with the flow, and it’s fine. Her inner monologues and lines of dialogues are often hilarious, as is Col’s bewilderment at trying to get used to life on Earth, familiarise himself with everyday conveniences, such as technology and even clothes and houses; all those are foreign concepts to him which leave him baffled and the reader amused.